Post by requiem on Mar 1, 2010 1:25:06 GMT -5
(Alright, for the short and straight to the point request code, scroll down.)
Req here! Got some fun stuff for you guys.
Ever since I made my Wiki page for Chloe, I figured it was strange that few people have made their own pages for their characters. I took these concerns to the CBox and everything was made clear. This is where I (and Snow, essentially) come in.
Whether it's because of laziness, lack of knowledge, or whatever other reasons you may have for not making a page, I'm here to help. I wanna help you get a page for your character(s) set up and, if need be, I can help you maintain it as well.
What I need from you is very simple. I need a link to your character(s)' apps. I'm not going to go fishing through the Registration section to find your character's info. Bring it to me or I won't do anything for you.
I don't need much of anything else to get this stuff going. For now, we'll use this thread simply for posting up requests for Character Wiki Pages, but in the future, it's possible we'll delve deeper into things like Timelines, Abilities, pages for individual groups (in-depth info on them at least, including lists of members, past, present and deceased), etc other things.
Now, a few things need to be said. Snow's Wiki Bribery thread is still in effect (I have no say on it either way). The basic template box he has in that thread can still be filled out and PMed to him, I believe, for money. I'll leave that to him to do what he does with.
Secondly, I offered my help to Snow on all of this. He's the one who suggested I make a thread for it all. So no funny business! Just here to help you all out.
Thirdly, if you're going to do Snow's wiki bribery and fill out the template box at all, I suggest you just make a page yourself. Play around with things and you'll get the hang of it. It's really not hard at all. I know that people will not make pages anyways though, so this thread will still be used to make wiki requests and the like.
Fourthly, if you're going to make a request, here's what the end result for your character will end up looking like: Chloe Murry
It will not be exactly like this, but it will look very close to it.
Not much else to say. Below is a code for you to fill out with the necessary info. I have also added an "Other" category for you to list anything specific you want to request (i.e. pictures you want to use in the page, specific sections, etc.) along with a section devoted solely to Assignment Tracker Profiles.
NOTE: Please make sure that any picture you link me to isn't stealing bandwidth or anything like that and also be sure that the picture itself isn't already hosted on the wiki.
Also, Assignment Tracker Profiles are very technical to make and require a decent amount of work on my end. It would be very helpful for me if you would please let me know how great your need for one is. Most Company members will not need a Tracker, so keep that in mind you people who have characters in that group.
Finally, for those who are unsure of what goes into an Assignment Tracker Profile, here's Chloe's for your perusal: Chloe's Assignment Tracker Profile
And that's all there is to it. Hope to see some requests soon!
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Creating a Character Wiki Page - A Step by Step Guide
In this guide, I'll be showing you how to easily set-up a page in the Eclipse Wikia for your character. Trust me when I say that it isn't as difficult as popular opinion would lead you to believe.
So, without further ado, let's get to the steps. Unless asked otherwise, there won't be any color coding in the post. I'm sure you all can live without it, hehe.
1. First step to creating a page for your character actually is optional. I suggest you create an account on the Wiki. It allows everyone to know who you are and everything. Just use the name you use when posting OOC (i.e. your internet handle. I'm Requiem191 usually, so that's what I went with on the wikia).
NOTE: This isn't actually necessary to create a page, though like I said, it is suggested.
2. Now that you've created an account on the wikia (and logged in), head to the home page by clicking on the Eclipse picture right above the search bar on the left side of the page. This is where you'll begin creating your page.
Once on the home page, scroll down a little and you'll see a section on the main page that says: "Help Build the Wiki". In that section you'll see that "To create an article put the page name in the box below and start editing..." Pretty much self explanatory what happens here!
3. Once you have entered the title of your page into the bar, a small screen will pop-up, asking you if you want to use a Standard layout or a Blank page. Click on the Standard layout option and hit the "Create a new article" button
4. From there, you will be taken to your page. At the top of your screen, you'll see that you are now "Editing (article name here)". You will also notice that you already have a few sections put in your page for you. This is because you chose to use the Standard layout.
At this point, most of the work is already done for you. The Wikia is very user-friendly. You never have to deal with code. Ever. Unless of course that's how you like it. If it is, you're reading the wrong guide!
Now, the box on the right of your screen is a place to insert a picture. We won't be using this box, so go ahead and just delete it by hitting backspace.
After that, edit the title of the two section headings given to what you want them to be (they can be any number of things. You can have a section for personality, one for appearance, another for childhood history. It just depends on what you want in your character's page).
5. Now that you have everything somewhat set up the way you want it, it's time to get the very first part of your character's page going: The Infobox. It's not hard to make, you simply need to find the correct template for character.
A template is a pre-constructed box of code used in Wiki pages in order to help better organize information. It may sound bad, but don't worry; like I said, you never have to deal with code.
You're just a few short clicks away from getting your character's infobox into his or her page. Just to be safe, I suggest checking out this thread for more info on the different infoboxes. There's one for Heroes, Neutrals, and Villains, as well as for the Company and the Rogue Society.
Now, to insert the infobox, you'll need to find the "Insert" section of the page you are editing. Once you find that, click on the button that says "Template" and, once it drops down, click on the choice that says "Other template / magic word".
You will see a small screen pop up once again. Here you can search or browse through all of the templates on the Eclipse Wikia. Instead of browsing, type into the search field what you're looking for (the "magic" word for your template. If you need the Hero template, type in Hero. Neutral for Neutral, Villain for Villain, Company for Company. For the Rogue Society, type in Sols).
NOTE: When you insert a template, it inserts it right where you have placed your typing cursor. In order to keep things nice and organized, I suggest putting the template at the top of the page.
Once you've found the template you need, hit insert. This will take you to the next step.
6. Now, you'll see a lot of places to start typing your character's information in the infobox you have inserted into the page. You'll notice that some of the boxes are listed twice. Don't worry about this. It's just the way the template was made.
Now, when filling out the infobox, write in the second box of each little part (If you're typing in what Celeb portrays your character, find the "portrayer" boxes and type in your CC in the second box. This is how it will go for each section. In the "player" section, you put your handle, i.e. Requiem191 for me. For "pob", place of birth, put the birthplace; for "dob", put the date of birth, etc.)
I believe you can figure out everything that goes in each of the sections, but if you need any help, please post here in the thread!
7. Now that you have all of the basic points of the infobox filled out, you can hit preview to see how awesome it looks or you can just hit OK and the infobox will be in your page! If you'd like to see how your page is progressing. use the "Preview" button. You'll see that the infobox has been automatically moved to the right side of the page. It's how the infobox is. You can't move it around. It's stuck there on the right (in order to keep things looking similar)!
Now, the easier parts. Filling out your page really is simple. You can choose to copy and paste your info from your character's application here on the forums (I'm sure it has all of your character's information since you needed to post it in order to get accepted!) or you can simply type up something new and original!
Whatever you want to put in the page is up to you. I have my own way of doing things personally, but if you want to look at my character's page, here's the link.
As you can see, I have her basic history at the top of the page, followed by her personality, appearance, ability, and her assignment tracker profile which I created personally for fun.
7.1 In order to create more sections, all you need to do is hit the enter key one time at the end of the last section, type in the title of the section, and then click the button in the "Text appearance" section that says "Normal". From there, a drop down menu will appear that lets you change the line you have just typed to a certain type of section heading.
"Section Heading 2" is for differentiating between two completely different sections (i.e. Personality and Appearance are two completely different sections).
"Section Heading 3" is for making a new "section" in one of your larger sections. For example, when writing your ability section, you would use "Section Heading 3" to create a new section for your character's ability's limits.
From there, the Section Headings get further and further more involved. "Section Heading 4" would be used to make yet another section within the section created by "Section Heading 3". You can see that it keeps going with "Section Heading 5".
The "Code / preformatted" section heading is, for me anyways, unused. It helps with code and everything. I highly doubt you will need to use it as I never even use it myself.
As for the rest of the buttons, they should be self-explanatory. You know how to bold, italicize, or underline something. You know how to make a bulleted or numbered list. You know how to make a link and remove links as well. If you have any questions on anything, just post here or send a PM!
8. One final thing. You'll most likely be wanting to add in some cool pictures to your page. In order to do that, you'll need to find the image you want, save it to your computer wherever you want, and then hit the "Upload image" button on the side of your screen.
From there, click on "Choose file". The picture will upload and the destination filename will automatically appear.
Go ahead and put any notes you wish for people to see in the summary section. Also, check out the licensing section and be sure to have everything there sorted out.
From there, hit "Upload file". The picture will then be uploaded onto the wikia for yours and everyone else's use!
8.1 In order to use the image in your character's page, just go back to their page, hit edit, and click on the page where you want the picture to go. From there, go to the "Insert" section up top, click on the picture button, type in your picture's exact filename and then hit find. Just insert it and you're set! (You can also mess with it a little bit and add captions to it, but I'll let you play with that on your own).
8.2 In order to insert a picture into your infobox, click on the small, green icon that takes up space near the top of the editing field (or wherever you inserted the infobox). That will bring up a pop-up for you. Just hit the edit button and you're back into the infobox itself.
Find the secong box that says "image", type in Image:exact filename here (remember to add .jpg or whatever file type you made the picture. Most are .jpgs but sometimes you may upload a .gif picture or some other file type).
Just hit "Preview" and the picture should appear in your infobox! It's that easy!
And that's everything I could think of! If you have any questions, like I said, post here or PM me! I will gladly help you out.
Your character's page should end up looking somewhat like this: Chloe's Wiki Page
Req here! Got some fun stuff for you guys.
Ever since I made my Wiki page for Chloe, I figured it was strange that few people have made their own pages for their characters. I took these concerns to the CBox and everything was made clear. This is where I (and Snow, essentially) come in.
Whether it's because of laziness, lack of knowledge, or whatever other reasons you may have for not making a page, I'm here to help. I wanna help you get a page for your character(s) set up and, if need be, I can help you maintain it as well.
What I need from you is very simple. I need a link to your character(s)' apps. I'm not going to go fishing through the Registration section to find your character's info. Bring it to me or I won't do anything for you.
I don't need much of anything else to get this stuff going. For now, we'll use this thread simply for posting up requests for Character Wiki Pages, but in the future, it's possible we'll delve deeper into things like Timelines, Abilities, pages for individual groups (in-depth info on them at least, including lists of members, past, present and deceased), etc other things.
Now, a few things need to be said. Snow's Wiki Bribery thread is still in effect (I have no say on it either way). The basic template box he has in that thread can still be filled out and PMed to him, I believe, for money. I'll leave that to him to do what he does with.
Secondly, I offered my help to Snow on all of this. He's the one who suggested I make a thread for it all. So no funny business! Just here to help you all out.
Thirdly, if you're going to do Snow's wiki bribery and fill out the template box at all, I suggest you just make a page yourself. Play around with things and you'll get the hang of it. It's really not hard at all. I know that people will not make pages anyways though, so this thread will still be used to make wiki requests and the like.
Fourthly, if you're going to make a request, here's what the end result for your character will end up looking like: Chloe Murry
It will not be exactly like this, but it will look very close to it.
Not much else to say. Below is a code for you to fill out with the necessary info. I have also added an "Other" category for you to list anything specific you want to request (i.e. pictures you want to use in the page, specific sections, etc.) along with a section devoted solely to Assignment Tracker Profiles.
[url=Application Link Here]Full Character Name[/url]
Assignment Tracker Profile: YES or NO (If yes, please list all details found in an ATP. I would also suggest linking me to an avatar you have used, preferably one not heavily photoshop'd)
On a scale from 1-10, how great is your need for an ATP:
Other: (links to pictures you want to use, specific sections you want in your page, and any other requests you might have)NOTE: Please make sure that any picture you link me to isn't stealing bandwidth or anything like that and also be sure that the picture itself isn't already hosted on the wiki.
Also, Assignment Tracker Profiles are very technical to make and require a decent amount of work on my end. It would be very helpful for me if you would please let me know how great your need for one is. Most Company members will not need a Tracker, so keep that in mind you people who have characters in that group.
Finally, for those who are unsure of what goes into an Assignment Tracker Profile, here's Chloe's for your perusal: Chloe's Assignment Tracker Profile
And that's all there is to it. Hope to see some requests soon!
- - -
Creating a Character Wiki Page - A Step by Step Guide
In this guide, I'll be showing you how to easily set-up a page in the Eclipse Wikia for your character. Trust me when I say that it isn't as difficult as popular opinion would lead you to believe.
So, without further ado, let's get to the steps. Unless asked otherwise, there won't be any color coding in the post. I'm sure you all can live without it, hehe.
1. First step to creating a page for your character actually is optional. I suggest you create an account on the Wiki. It allows everyone to know who you are and everything. Just use the name you use when posting OOC (i.e. your internet handle. I'm Requiem191 usually, so that's what I went with on the wikia).
NOTE: This isn't actually necessary to create a page, though like I said, it is suggested.
2. Now that you've created an account on the wikia (and logged in), head to the home page by clicking on the Eclipse picture right above the search bar on the left side of the page. This is where you'll begin creating your page.
Once on the home page, scroll down a little and you'll see a section on the main page that says: "Help Build the Wiki". In that section you'll see that "To create an article put the page name in the box below and start editing..." Pretty much self explanatory what happens here!
3. Once you have entered the title of your page into the bar, a small screen will pop-up, asking you if you want to use a Standard layout or a Blank page. Click on the Standard layout option and hit the "Create a new article" button
4. From there, you will be taken to your page. At the top of your screen, you'll see that you are now "Editing (article name here)". You will also notice that you already have a few sections put in your page for you. This is because you chose to use the Standard layout.
At this point, most of the work is already done for you. The Wikia is very user-friendly. You never have to deal with code. Ever. Unless of course that's how you like it. If it is, you're reading the wrong guide!
Now, the box on the right of your screen is a place to insert a picture. We won't be using this box, so go ahead and just delete it by hitting backspace.
After that, edit the title of the two section headings given to what you want them to be (they can be any number of things. You can have a section for personality, one for appearance, another for childhood history. It just depends on what you want in your character's page).
5. Now that you have everything somewhat set up the way you want it, it's time to get the very first part of your character's page going: The Infobox. It's not hard to make, you simply need to find the correct template for character.
A template is a pre-constructed box of code used in Wiki pages in order to help better organize information. It may sound bad, but don't worry; like I said, you never have to deal with code.
You're just a few short clicks away from getting your character's infobox into his or her page. Just to be safe, I suggest checking out this thread for more info on the different infoboxes. There's one for Heroes, Neutrals, and Villains, as well as for the Company and the Rogue Society.
Now, to insert the infobox, you'll need to find the "Insert" section of the page you are editing. Once you find that, click on the button that says "Template" and, once it drops down, click on the choice that says "Other template / magic word".
You will see a small screen pop up once again. Here you can search or browse through all of the templates on the Eclipse Wikia. Instead of browsing, type into the search field what you're looking for (the "magic" word for your template. If you need the Hero template, type in Hero. Neutral for Neutral, Villain for Villain, Company for Company. For the Rogue Society, type in Sols).
NOTE: When you insert a template, it inserts it right where you have placed your typing cursor. In order to keep things nice and organized, I suggest putting the template at the top of the page.
Once you've found the template you need, hit insert. This will take you to the next step.
6. Now, you'll see a lot of places to start typing your character's information in the infobox you have inserted into the page. You'll notice that some of the boxes are listed twice. Don't worry about this. It's just the way the template was made.
Now, when filling out the infobox, write in the second box of each little part (If you're typing in what Celeb portrays your character, find the "portrayer" boxes and type in your CC in the second box. This is how it will go for each section. In the "player" section, you put your handle, i.e. Requiem191 for me. For "pob", place of birth, put the birthplace; for "dob", put the date of birth, etc.)
I believe you can figure out everything that goes in each of the sections, but if you need any help, please post here in the thread!
7. Now that you have all of the basic points of the infobox filled out, you can hit preview to see how awesome it looks or you can just hit OK and the infobox will be in your page! If you'd like to see how your page is progressing. use the "Preview" button. You'll see that the infobox has been automatically moved to the right side of the page. It's how the infobox is. You can't move it around. It's stuck there on the right (in order to keep things looking similar)!
Now, the easier parts. Filling out your page really is simple. You can choose to copy and paste your info from your character's application here on the forums (I'm sure it has all of your character's information since you needed to post it in order to get accepted!) or you can simply type up something new and original!
Whatever you want to put in the page is up to you. I have my own way of doing things personally, but if you want to look at my character's page, here's the link.
As you can see, I have her basic history at the top of the page, followed by her personality, appearance, ability, and her assignment tracker profile which I created personally for fun.
7.1 In order to create more sections, all you need to do is hit the enter key one time at the end of the last section, type in the title of the section, and then click the button in the "Text appearance" section that says "Normal". From there, a drop down menu will appear that lets you change the line you have just typed to a certain type of section heading.
"Section Heading 2" is for differentiating between two completely different sections (i.e. Personality and Appearance are two completely different sections).
"Section Heading 3" is for making a new "section" in one of your larger sections. For example, when writing your ability section, you would use "Section Heading 3" to create a new section for your character's ability's limits.
From there, the Section Headings get further and further more involved. "Section Heading 4" would be used to make yet another section within the section created by "Section Heading 3". You can see that it keeps going with "Section Heading 5".
The "Code / preformatted" section heading is, for me anyways, unused. It helps with code and everything. I highly doubt you will need to use it as I never even use it myself.
As for the rest of the buttons, they should be self-explanatory. You know how to bold, italicize, or underline something. You know how to make a bulleted or numbered list. You know how to make a link and remove links as well. If you have any questions on anything, just post here or send a PM!
8. One final thing. You'll most likely be wanting to add in some cool pictures to your page. In order to do that, you'll need to find the image you want, save it to your computer wherever you want, and then hit the "Upload image" button on the side of your screen.
From there, click on "Choose file". The picture will upload and the destination filename will automatically appear.
Go ahead and put any notes you wish for people to see in the summary section. Also, check out the licensing section and be sure to have everything there sorted out.
From there, hit "Upload file". The picture will then be uploaded onto the wikia for yours and everyone else's use!
8.1 In order to use the image in your character's page, just go back to their page, hit edit, and click on the page where you want the picture to go. From there, go to the "Insert" section up top, click on the picture button, type in your picture's exact filename and then hit find. Just insert it and you're set! (You can also mess with it a little bit and add captions to it, but I'll let you play with that on your own).
8.2 In order to insert a picture into your infobox, click on the small, green icon that takes up space near the top of the editing field (or wherever you inserted the infobox). That will bring up a pop-up for you. Just hit the edit button and you're back into the infobox itself.
Find the secong box that says "image", type in Image:exact filename here (remember to add .jpg or whatever file type you made the picture. Most are .jpgs but sometimes you may upload a .gif picture or some other file type).
Just hit "Preview" and the picture should appear in your infobox! It's that easy!
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And that's everything I could think of! If you have any questions, like I said, post here or PM me! I will gladly help you out.
Your character's page should end up looking somewhat like this: Chloe's Wiki Page
